Where does “duikplank” come from?

duikplank (Dutch) comes from Dutch plank, from Middle Dutch planke, from Old Dutch *planka, from Old Northern French planke, from Late Latin planca, from Latin plancus, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

duikplank (Dutch): pool springboard, diving board

Definitions

  1. pool springboard, diving board

Ancestry of “duikplank”, step by step

duikplank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch plank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplankshelf; plank
2Middle Dutchplanke
3Old Dutch*planka
4Old Northern Frenchplanke
5Late Latinplanca
6Latinplancusflat-footed; Alternative form of plangus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via Dutch duiken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchduikento dive
2Middle Dutchdukento dive; to dive, to leap; to duck
3Old Dutchdūcanto duck, dive
4Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
5Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂-